How much money are PVers actually making per year?

Martyn1981

evomatt wrote: »

Ive just done a year 4kw system cost £4500 not including the iboost
Generated 4133 x 16.7p = £690
Used 884 on household stuff at 11p = £97
Total roi £787 or 17.5% Iboost took 1142
Exported 2107

Personally, I think that's extraordinarily important.

Recently we've been told that price isn't really possible.
Recently we've been told that kind of generation is unlikely.
Previously we've been told that that amount of leccy diversion wouldn't be possible.
Also told that diverting means taking export monies not fairly due, but you still exported 50%.
The only downside is that consumption was nearer to 20% than 25 or 30%. But practice makes perfect.

I think it's only with reports like this, that folk (mainly anti-renewables, or over protective about nuclear) will learn what is possible both today, and more importantly, tomorrow.

Thanks.

Mart.

karmacookie

my panels have been in since late April and so far I've had 2 cheques totalling £334. Not sure how much I'm saving in bills as I need a new meter but I have a diverter to the water tank and have hardly had to use gas to heat it all summer

KMA

We are generating about 3400 kwh units a year since November 2011.
We are on the highest tariff rate


Our system cost £12,500 (3.84 kwh) and since 2011 we have recouped 50% of our investment through the FIT income we've received on the 10th August 2015 (44 months).


Based on our simple cost-benefit analysis, the system should payback in around 88 months (7 years 4 months), although we may have to budget for and factor in the cost of a new inverter later on.


We also had our combined energy bill direct debit go down from £81 to £65 a month, so the £16 saving (19.75%) is probably mainly due to the solar saving on electricity. So happy with the experience overall but cannot use all our generation!

silverwhistle

My two year anniversary was back in August. My production seems slightly low, although not sure whether that's panel efficiencies or whatever...

Anyway, over 2 years:
7470 generation
2190 diverted to water
these are accurate figures but my monitor underreads. I'm exporting about 35%.

The effect is slightly obscured by getting a wood-burner a year after the panels but nett I'm now paying around £65 p.a. for gas and £190 for electricity.

This autumn I've had the gas on for hot water a few times, particularly as the electric shower is U/S and due for replacement. I've used 33kwh which you can add to the total of £1.76 for my previous two gas bills (zero standing charge). Today is sunny and the dishwasher has been on: shortly leaving to play football and pumping 2kw into the immersion as I speak for a daily total so far of 3.26. Should be enough for a nice hot bath when I get back. :-)

Changes in attitudes and behaviour will also help you save a bit...
HTH.